Syria in a state of war, says Assad, as TV station is attacked – video

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, tells his cabinet that the country is in a real state of war, and orders his newly-appointed government to direct all polices towards cracking down on the uprising. State television says three people were killed when gunmen stormed the pro-government news channel Ikhbariya and planted explosives

theguardian.com

Wednesday 27 June 2012 04.32 EDT
First published on Wednesday 27 June 2012 04.32 EDT